At Least 100,000 Texas Women Have Attempted Abortion Self-Induction

Tue, November 17, 2015

Self-induction chart.

Today,TxPEP released first-of-its-kind research that finds at least 100,000 Texas women ages 18 to 49 (estimated to be 1.7% of Texas women of reproductive age) have ever attempted to end a pregnancy on their own without medical assistance. Other TxPEP research suggests self-induction may be more common in Texas compared to other states. This is the first time a statistic on self-induction in the general population has ever been calculated.